New digs in the NICU

James moved into the NICU last night, which signifies that he no longer needs medication or medical aid for his heart. After a week on IVs and a limited diet, though, he now needs to learn to feed properly. His NICU time, anywhere from a week to a month, will focus on increasing his food dosage to a normal amount for his weight and convincing him to feed from a bottle and/or mom. Cardiac babies like James commonly take some time to acclimate, after nasogastric feedings, to self-feeding and swallowing. We hope though that 1-2 weeks will suffice for James, and that soon he'll be eating enough on his own to lose the nasal tube entirely and come home.